There are hundreds of grooves from around the world and even more yet to be invented!Here are some of the most common ones every drummer should know.

Click on a style to see the complete list of grooves.

TOMMY IGOE has been drumming since the age of 2 and, since turning pro at 18, has toured and recorded with artists such as Lauryn Hill, Stanley Jordan, Art Garfunkel and many others. A first-call musician in the New York studio-recording scene, Tommy continues to perform the drumset parts he created for the hit Broadway musical The Lion King.

Tommy's new Video/DVD project Getting Started on Drums, published by Hudson Music, is an entertaining and educational way for beginning drummers to learn the right way to play - right from the start. The 2 hour DVD features a chapter on setting up the drums - from unpacking to the final "Tune-Up", as well as a section devoted to beginning drumset instruction.